Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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728 FZUS51 KAKQ 090442 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nautical miles ANZ600-091715- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .Synopsis for Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and portions of the James, York, and Rappahannock Rivers... High pressure will remain in place over the region for the remainder of the week. A northerly surge will cause an increase in wind speeds and wave heights from late Wednesday night through early Friday. $$ ANZ630-091715- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ631-091715- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ632-091715- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ634-091715- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 13 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 13 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ650-091715- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds and N 2 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 3 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. $$ ANZ652-091715- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 13 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds and N 2 ft at 5 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds and N 3 ft at 3 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. $$ ANZ654-091715- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 13 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 13 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. $$ ANZ656-091715- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 13 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. .WED...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 13 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 13 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...N winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. $$ ANZ658-091715- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 13 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 13 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 13 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. $$ ANZ633-091715- Currituck Sound- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .WED...N winds 5 kt, becoming E late. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ635-091715- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ636-091715- York River- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ637-091715- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ638-091715- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 1242 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 foot. $$ GINGRICH